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The MLC 24 hour schedule ends Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. (or the end of the last final). During the winter intersession, we will no longer be running out 24-hour schedule. These are our winter intersession hours:

For Thanksgiving Break, the Curriculum Materials Library, 207 Aderhold, will be closed these dates: November 20th, and the 24th through the 27th, with limited hours, 8:00am-5:00pm, from November 21st through the 23rd. Normal hours will resume November 28th.

The University of Georgia will host its first GIS Day at UGA to showcase how students and faculty use geographic information system (GIS) technology to visualize, analyze and interpret data in teaching, research and outreach Nov. 16 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Main Library

The event will feature a drone demonstration, lightening talks on real-world GIS applications, UGA Map and Government Information Library tours, information on internship opportunities, and booths highlighting projects from diverse departments and organizations around campus. Light snacks and interactive activities will also be provided.

GIS refers to software that captures, analyzes, displays and shares spatial or geographical data. Through maps, spatial modeling, and other applications, GIS provides critical information for public health, government planning, neighborhood real estate, national defense, business, transportation and many more fields.

This November, UGA will joinhundreds of organizations from North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia in hosting GIS gatherings to ignite the imagination of future geospatial innovators interested in issues includingdealing with health crises like Ebola in West Africa, adapting to climate change, and making cities run more efficiently.

GIS Day at UGA is sponsored by several campus organizations: Department of Geography, Community Mapping Lab, Center for Geospatial Research, UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, Integrative Conservation PhD Program, Center for Integrative Conservation Research and the Map and Government Information Library. It will additionally feature speakers from the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, College of Environment and Design, Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department, Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, Carl Vinson Institute of Government’s Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS) and NASA DEVELOP.

GIS Day at UGA is free and open to the public. Students, faculty and staff who are interested in learning more about GIS and resources at UGA for spatial analysis are especially encouraged to attend. For more information about the event, visitwww.facebook.com/GISdayUGAor contact Dorris Scott atdorris.scott25@uga.edu..

The Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies received a Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council Award for Excellence in the Educational Use of Historical Records at the GHRAC annual ceremony.

“Food, Power, Politics: The Story of School Lunch,” an exhibit at the University of Georgia Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries, drew on materials from the political collections to illustrate how the school lunch program came into existence and how it has evolved. In addition to papers of U.S. senators Richard Russell and HermanTalmadge, many of the library’s collections document both support and opposition to NSLP and to national food policy in general. The exhibit, with a rich array of historical records, showcased holdings and increased visitors’ interest in the topic. The Russell outreach team developed companion programming to attract a broader audience. A highlight was the School Lunch Challenge, a cooking competition which invited teams, drawn from local restaurants and advised by members of the Clarke County School District, to create dishes in accordance with USDA guidelines for the NSLP that would appeal to a K-12 audience. A pop-up display of some of the materials from the Food, Power, Politics exhibit was featured, as well as demonstrations and information tables from community organizations involved with food issues. The School Lunch Challenge has become an annual event, and the second challenge took place in March 2016.

Here, outreach archivist Jan Levinson accepts the award from University System Chancellor Hank Huckaby, left, and Toby Graham, GHRAC president and UGA university librarian and associate provost:

GHRAC works to promote the educational use of Georgia’s documentary heritage and to support efforts to improve the condition of records statewide. The board is charged with advising the chancellor and the Georgia Archives on records and policy issues. For more information, please visit www.GeorgiaArchives.org and click on Partners, then click on Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council (GHRAC).

The Georgia Archives is a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and identifies, collects, manages, preserves, provides access to, and publicizes records and information of Georgia and its people and assists state and local government agencies with their records management. This work is done within the framework of the USG’s mission to create a more highly educated Georgia.

“Performing the Archives,” a class led by Dr. Amma Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin, is a course where undergraduate students have spent the fall semester exploring collections in the political archives using the campaign exhibit “On the Stump: What Does it Take to Get Elected in Georgia,” as their framework. The ensemble selected one of Georgia’s most dramatic events – the Three Governors Controversy – to serve as inspiration for developing their original performance. Staged in spaces throughout the building, students will transport attendees to 1947 for this moment in the state’s political history aided by costumes, props, food from White Tiger Gourmet, and music from local string duo Hog-Eyed Man to set the scene.

“Supported by the CTL Special Collections Fellows Program, the ensemble is thrilled to share the entertaining results of what happens when you let artists loose in the archive,” said Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin. “Because the students are using devised theatre techniques—that is, making a piece of theatre without a script but rather from creative experiments with archival material, they will share in the audience’s surprise of what this final performance will be. It will be a memorable night, indeed!”

In addition to the student performance, visitors will also have the chance to explore new exhibits on display, many of which were curated by or in collaboration with UGA students.
Dixie Gallups, a second year in the Historic Preservation graduate program, co-curated “50 Years of Foxfire,” which explores the history of the organization dedicated to documenting folk life and customs in the Appalachian Mountains. “My experience as a student curator working on this exhibit was challenging, time consuming, and exciting,” said Gallups. “This work has opened up an entire new world of possibilities and career paths for me. I think it’s safe to say that now I’m hooked on exhibits!”

Over the past two years the University of Georgia has taken significant steps toward making sure that all students engage in these kinds of hands-on experiences during their time on campus. “One of our primary goals is to serve as a teaching library, collaborating with faculty and students to support all stages of the learning process by exploring a variety of teaching and outreach methods,” said Toby Graham, university librarian and associate provost. “The Libraries’ leadership in initiatives like the Digital Humanities Lab, the Special Collections Libraries Faculty Fellows Program and new proposals now in development to create internship opportunities that meet the requirements of the new experiential learning curriculum are all steps in furtherance of that of that goal.”

Current exhibitions on display in the galleries include: “The Year of Georgia Music,” “Every Drop Counts: Managing Georgia’s Water Supply,” “50 Years of Foxfire,” “Keep Your Seats Everyone…The Redcoats are Coming!” “On the Stump: What Does it Take to Get Elected in Georgia,” and the annual exhibition honoring new inductees into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame.

RSVP to lnessel@uga.edu or call 706.542.3879.

For more information about the Special Collections Libraries call 706.542.7123 or visit www.libs.uga.edu/scl

The Curriculum Materials Library, 207 Aderhold, will be open as usual, 8:00-5:00 on the Friday, October 28th but will be CLOSED Sunday, October 30th. Regular hours resume Monday, October 31st. The book drop is always open for easy returns.